Geneva Elizabeth Charbonneau, 89

Geneva “Jean” Elizabeth Raney Charbonneau, died June 4, 2014, at Guardian Angel Assisted Living in Post Falls, Idaho, due to dementia. She was 89.

Jean was born on March 20, 1925, at home in Spokane, Wash., the youngest child of Frank Raney and Mary Smith Raney. She graduated from Holy Names Academy (Class of 1943), and worked for Western Union in Spokane until she married Sgt. Albert J. Charbonneau on November 20, 1944, subsequent to his return from New Guinea where he served as a tail-gunner on a B-24 with the U.S. Army Air Corps.

Jean worked at Rena-Ware in the Valley from 1960-1964, and at Dyer Trucking from 1964-1971. She was a member of the DAV Ladies Auxiliary. 

Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Al, in 1994; and all of her siblings and in-laws, becoming the last survivor of her family’s generation. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Karen Charbonneau and Jay Fromkin, of Post Falls, Idaho; grandson, Donovan Jones; and numerous nieces and nephews.  

In accordance with Jean's wishes, there will be no funeral. She lived on 66 wooded acres from 1951 until 2007. A lover of cats and dogs, and all creatures great and small, donations may be made in her memory to any animal shelter. Please sign Jean’s guest registry and view her online memorial at www.englishfuneralchapel.com